EP3126320A1 - Procédé de purification de gaz de procédé contenant du dioxyde de carbone, dans la production d'acétate de vinyle - Google Patents

Procédé de purification de gaz de procédé contenant du dioxyde de carbone, dans la production d'acétate de vinyle

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EP3126320A1
EP3126320A1 EP15714783.6A EP15714783A EP3126320A1 EP 3126320 A1 EP3126320 A1 EP 3126320A1 EP 15714783 A EP15714783 A EP 15714783A EP 3126320 A1 EP3126320 A1 EP 3126320A1
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  • the invention relates to processes for the purification of carbon dioxide-containing process gases from the preparation of vinyl acetate after reaction of ethylene with acetic acid and oxygen in heterogeneously catalyzed, continuous gas phase processes.
  • Vinyl acetate is an important monomer component for the preparation of polymers, such as vinyl acetate homopolymers or vinyl acetate copolymers with ethylene, vinyl chloride, acrylates, maleates, fumarates or vinyl laurate.
  • the preparation of vinyl acetate is conventionally carried out in a fixed bed tubular reactor (or fluidized bed reactor) in an exothermic reaction of ethylene with acetic acid and oxygen in heterogeneously catalyzed continuous gas phase processes.
  • fixed-bed catalysts which generally contain palladium and alkali metal salts on a support material and may additionally be doped with gold, rhodium or cadmium.
  • the reaction is usually carried out at a pressure of 1 to 30 bar and a temperature of 130 ° C to 200 ° C:
  • the gas mixture supplied to the reactor generally contains a molar excess of ethylene.
  • the reaction of ethylene and the other reactants in the reactor is incomplete.
  • the process gas (product gas stream) withdrawn from the reactor essentially contains vinyl acetate, ethylene, acetic acid, water, oxygen and by-products, predominantly hydrocarbons. dioxide, and the inert nitrogen, argon, methane and ethane.
  • the reaction product vinyl acetate, unreacted acetic acid, water and other condensable fractions are condensed out as far as possible from the product gas stream and fed to the further work-up and purification by distillation up to the isolation of the pure vinyl acetate.
  • the gas stream remaining after separation of vinyl acetate and condensable fractions from the product gas stream is finally returned to the reactor as recycle gas after further purification steps.
  • the circulating gas is a predominant proportion of ethylene, carbon dioxide, ethane, nitrogen and oxygen existing gas mixture.
  • the recycle gas is mixed with the reactants acetic acid, ethylene and oxygen before being returned to the fixed-bed tubular reactor and brought to the reaction temperature with heat-steam-operated heat exchangers. To compensate for pressure losses, the recycle gas is usually compressed before being returned to the reactor by means of a cycle gas compressor.
  • DE-A 102006038689 describes processes for the isolation of vinyl acetate from the abovementioned product gas stream, with the water vapor expelled in the CO 2 desorber being used for energy.
  • EP-A1 1760065 also describes processes for the isolation of vinyl acetate from the product gas stream, the acetic acid obtained in the cycle gas scrubber. acidic solution is recycled in a particular way in the process for vinyl acetate production.
  • the invention relates to processes for the purification of
  • Carbon dioxide-containing process gases from the production of vinyl acetate after reaction of ethylene with acetic acid and oxygen in heterogeneously catalyzed, continuous gas phase processes characterized in that
  • Carbon dioxide-containing process gases are contacted with one or more wash solutions to remove carbon dioxide and one or more wash solutions containing one or more oxides of metals (metal oxides) selected from the group comprising vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, manganese and arsenic.
  • metal oxides selected from the group comprising vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, manganese and arsenic.
  • the process gas may be any gas composition of the process according to the invention.
  • the concrete composition and the further properties of a process gas at a certain point of the method are determined by the process conditions according to which the respective process gas was generated or treated. Corresponding details are described below with further details.
  • the metals are preferably present in their highest oxidation state.
  • the oxidation states are therefore preferably five in the case of vanadium, niobium, tantalum or arsenic, six in the case of chromium or molybdenum or seven in the case of manganese. Examples of these are Nb 2 O 5 , Ta 2 O 5 , As 2 O 5 , CrO 3 , M0O 3 , Mn z O 7 and in particular V 2 O 5 .
  • the preferred metal of the metal oxides is vanadium.
  • salts of metal oxides in particular its alkaline earth metal salts or alkali metal salts are preferred, such as, for example, or KVO 3, NaVO 3, K 2 O 5, Na 4 V 2 O 7, K 4 V 2 O 7 or K 2 Cr 2 O. 7
  • the metal oxides or their salts can be dissociated or undissociated in the washing solutions, in a manner known per se, as monomers, dimers or oligomers.
  • a washing solution preferably contains 0.5 to 20% by weight, more preferably 2 to 15% by weight and most preferably 3 to 10% by weight of metal oxides, based on the total weight of the washing solution.
  • the metal oxides in particular in the abovementioned amounts, are generally soluble in the wash solutions under standard conditions according to DIN50014.
  • washing solutions containing at least two oxides of metals in particular oxides of vanadium, niobium, tantalum or chromium (group I) and, in addition, oxides of boron, aluminum or arsenic (group II).
  • oxides of boron are B (OH) 3 , KBO 2 , Na 2 B 2 O 4 , K 2 B 2 O 4 , Na 2 B 2 O 7 or K 2 B 2 O 7 .
  • oxides of further oxides are already listed above.
  • Preferred washing solutions contain from 0.5 to 15% by weight, more preferably from 2 to 10% by weight, and most preferably from 3 to 8% by weight, of Group I metal oxides and from 1 to 10% by weight, more preferably 1 to 8 wt .-% and most preferably 2 to 6 wt .-% metal oxides of Group II, based on the total weight of the washing solution.
  • the weight ratio of Group I metal oxides to Group II metal oxides is preferably 1: 2 to 4: 1 and more preferably 1: 1 to 2: 1.
  • the wash solutions are generally aqueous.
  • the washing solutions preferably contain no organic solvents, such as amines, in particular no alkanol or alkyl amines, such as methylamines, ethanolamines, propanolamines or butanolamines.
  • the washing solution is generally an alkaline medium, especially an alkaline solution.
  • the washing solutions preferably also contain (alkaline) alkali metal hydroxides or preferably (alkaline earth) alkali metal carbonates, in particular potassium carbonate.
  • the washing solutions preferably contain from 15 to 40% by weight and more preferably from 20 to 30% by weight of (alkaline) alkali metal hydroxides, based on the total weight of a washing solution.
  • the scrubbing solution is preferably in a CO 2 absorber.
  • the CO 2 absorber is also referred to below as a CO 2 scrubber.
  • C02 scrubbing stands for the purification according to the invention of process gases with CO 2 scrubbers, ie for the removal or separation of carbon dioxide from a process gas.
  • the CO 2 absorbers which can be used are the systems customary in the present technical field. CO 2 absorbers are usually in the form of columns, in particular of distillation columns.
  • the process gas from which carbon dioxide is to be removed is fed to the CO 2 absorber in the region of its bottom.
  • the process gas containing carbon dioxide is deprived of carbon dioxide in the course of passing the CO 2 absorber.
  • Carbon dioxide is taken up by the washing solution, for example chemically or physically bound. In this way, the process gas can be at least partially freed from carbon dioxide.
  • the thus purified process gas is usually taken from the top of the CO 2 absorber and finally fed back to the reactor for further conversion to vinyl acetate.
  • the recycle gas is charged with ethylene, acetic acid and / or oxygen prior to introduction into the reactor and, if necessary, compressed and / or brought to the desired temperature.
  • the carbon dioxide-containing process gas which is introduced into the CO 2 absorber, preferably contains 10 to 20 wt .-%, in particular 13 to 19 wt .-% carbon dioxide, 55 to 70 wt .-%, in particular 60 to 70 wt. % Ethylene and other customary amounts of the inert, such as ethane, methane, nitrogen or argon, and optionally further constituents, wherein the data in wt .-% on the total weight of this process gas relate.
  • the purified process gas leaving the CO 2 absorber preferably contains ⁇ 2.5% by weight, more preferably ⁇ 2% by weight, and most preferably ⁇ 1.6% by weight, but generally ⁇ 0 , 5 wt .-% carbon dioxide and preferably 70 to 95 wt .-% and particularly preferably 75 to 85 wt .-% of ethylene and other conventional amounts of the inert, such as ethane, methane, nitrogen or argon, and optionally other conventional ingredients , where the data in wt .-% on the total weight of the purified, the CO 2 absorber leaving the process gas refer.
  • carbon dioxide is removed from the process gas.
  • the pressure of the process gas when entering the CO 2 absorber is usually 9 to 10 bar. Temperatures of 95 to 100 ° C usually prevail in the CO 2 absorber.
  • the bottom of the CO 2 absorber ie the part of the washing solution which is obtained at the bottom of the CO 2 absorber and with carbon dioxide is usually supplied to a CO 2 desorber.
  • the air introduced into the CO 2 -Desorber washing solution is in the CO 2 - desorber heated usually to 100 to 120 ° C and freed of carbon dioxide. Released carbon dioxide is discharged from the process.
  • an at least partially freed of carbon dioxide washing solution falls in the bottom of the CO 2 absorber.
  • the wash solution obtained at the bottom of the CO 2 desorber is generally at least partially removed and recycled in the region of the head into the CO 2 absorber.
  • the CO 2 absorber or the CO 2 desorber contains fillers, such as Pall rings, Berl saddles, Hiflow rings, Intalox saddles, hedgehogs or in particular Raschig rings.
  • the CO 2 absorber or the CO 2 desorber can also be equipped with mass transfer trays, preferably sieve trays.
  • the CO 2 absorber and the CO 2 desorber are constructed and operated according to the prior art.
  • the water scrubber is generally integrated before the CO 2 absorber in the cycle, ie the process gas is usually first passed through a water scrubber and then introduced into a CO 2 absorber; In other words, the water scrubber is generally located between the point at which the process gas is withdrawn or branched off from a circulating gas partial flow and the entry of this partial gas flow into the CO 2 absorber.
  • the process gas is usually introduced in the area of the sump in the water scrubber.
  • the water scrubber is generally charged with acetic acid and water. As a result, for example, vinyl acetate is washed from the process gas.
  • the purified process gas can be removed from the top of the water scrubber and introduced into the CO 2 absorber.
  • the reaction temperature in the fixed bed tubular reactor of preferably 130 ° C to 200 ° C is abs by means of boiling water at a pressure of 1 to 30 bar abs. set.
  • steam the so-called own steam, with a temperature of, for example, 120 ° C to 185 ° C at a pressure of 1 to 10 bar abs., Preferably 2.5 to 5 bar abs.
  • the product gas leaving the reactor contains vinyl acetate, ethylene, acetic acid, water, oxygen, CO 2 and the inert nitrogen, argon, methane and ethane.
  • the gas mixture leaving the fixed-bed tubular reactor is passed into a pre-dewatering column and the liquid phase obtained at the bottom of the column, mainly vinyl acetate, acetic acid, ethyl acetate and water, is fed to the crude vinyl acetate collecting vessel.
  • vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) and water are separated as the top product and acetic acid as the bottom product.
  • the acetic acid can be sent to the acetic acid ester and recycled back into the process.
  • the top product removed from the VAM can be passed through the dewatering column to the pure vinyl acetate column where it is separated into VAM and acetic acid.
  • the gaseous mixture taken off at the top of the pre-dewatering column consisting essentially of ethylene and CO 2 , is usually used in the cycle gas scrubber for further, if possible freed from all condensable fractions.
  • the circulating gas withdrawn at the top of the cycle gas scrubber is usually compressed in the recycle gas compressor, to compensate for the pressure losses occurring in the reaction circuit, and recirculated back into the reactor as recycle gas.
  • the pressure level of the circulating gas is preferably 8 to 12 bar abs.
  • a partial stream of the recycle gas (circulating gas partial stream) is preferably branched off on the suction side or pressure side, particularly the pressure side of the cycle gas compressor and supplied 2 scrubbing to the invention essentially CO 2 removal of CO and goes to the CO 2 removal again as usual, the pressure side back to the compressor ,
  • the withdrawn at the cycle gas compressor partial flow makes up, for example, 8 to 20 vol .-% of the total cycle gas. In alternative embodiments of the process, 8 to 12% by volume or more than 12 to 18% by volume of the total cycle gas can also be taken from the cycle gas compressor.
  • the withdrawn partial stream is washed in a column (water scrubber) while supplying water and acetic acid.
  • the liquid bottom product can be collected in the crude vinyl acetate container and separated in the downstream azeotropic column.
  • the gaseous top product of the water scrubber essentially ethylene and CO 2 , is fed to the CO 2 scrubber.
  • the circulating gas partial stream (head product of the water scrubber) is now preferably in a CO 2 absorber, also called CO 2 scrubber out.
  • the circulating gas partial stream is generally combined after the CO 2 scrubbing, on the pressure side of the cycle gas compressor, and downstream of the removal point of the partial flow for CO 2 scrubbing, with the further circulating gas.
  • the circulating gas partial stream is generally combined after the CO 2 scrubbing, on the pressure side of the cycle gas compressor, and downstream of the removal point of the partial flow for CO 2 scrubbing, with the further circulating gas.
  • the circulating gas is present, brought to a pressure level of preferably 0.5 to 2 bar above the pressure of the circulating gas, and fed to the cycle gas.
  • the circulating gas partial flow with the required the amount of ethylene via a jet compressor (ejectors, injectors), preferably a suction nozzle supplied.
  • a jet compressor injectors, injectors
  • ethylene-containing recycle gas in acetic acid saturator 1 (AcOH saturator) was charged with acetic acid (AcOH), then oxygen (O 2 ) was added and fed to the tubular reactor 3 via a steam-heated line 2.
  • the leaving the reactor cycle gas mixture which contained essentially ethylene, vinyl acetate, acetic acid, carbon dioxide, oxygen and inert, was fed via line 4 of the pre-dewatering column 5.
  • the mixture was separated, wherein the bottom product containing essentially VAM, acetic acid and water (H 2 O) was fed via line 19 to the crude vinyl acetate container 21, and after transfer via line 22 into the azeotropic Kolone- ne 23 into one VAM fraction and an acetic acid fraction was separated, which were further processed in each case in process steps not shown here.
  • the overhead product of the pre-dewatering column 5 was removed and freed of gaseous VAM in the downstream cycle gas scrubber 6 by means of washing with acetic acid.
  • the gas mixture (circulating gas) was compressed higher by about 3 bar with the cycle gas compressor 7. Most of the recycle gas was recycled via line 18 to the acetic acid saturator 1.
  • a proportion of 12 or 18 vol .-% of the circulating gas, as indicated in the table for the respective (comparative) example was diverted on the pressure side of the cycle gas compressor 7 and transferred via line 8 in the water scrubber 9 and there, to remove more vinyl acetate , treated with acetic acid and then water.
  • the bottom product comprising acetic acid, water and vinyl acetate was introduced via line 20 directly into the pre-dewatering column 5.
  • the overhead product of the scrubber 9 was passed via line 10 in the area of the sump at a rate of 10 tons per hour in the CO 2 absorption column 11.
  • the CO 2 absorption column 11 was operated at a circulation rate of 90 tons per hour or 45 tons per hour of a 25% strength by weight aqueous potassium carbonate washing solution, which optionally contained 6% by weight of potassium vanadate and 4% by weight of potassium borate as additives, as specified in the table.
  • the bottoms of the CO 2 absorption column 11 contained potassium hydrogen carbonate as usual and was passed via line 12 into the top of the CO 2 desorption column 13.
  • the bottom of the CO 2 desorption column 13 contained potassium carbonate and was introduced via line 14 in the region of the head in the CO 2 absorption column 11.
  • the mass flow rates transferred from the CO 2 absorption column 11 into the desorption column 13 corresponded to the mass flow quantities transferred from the desorption column 13 into the CO 2 absorption column 11.
  • the washing solution introduced into the CO 2 desorption column 13 was heated by means of heating steam and thereby freed of carbon dioxide.
  • the amounts of heating steam used in the respective (comparative) example are given in the table. Via line 15 CO 2 was removed from the desorption column 13.
  • the top product of the CO 2 absorption column 11 was passed via the line 16 into the jet suction 17, where it was added with ethylene feed and finally introduced into the reactor 3 via the acetic acid saturator 1.
  • Example 3 (Ex. 3) and Comparative Example 1 shows that the capacity of the scrubbing solution according to the invention is considerably increased in comparison to a conventional scrubbing solution, so that with otherwise the same operation as in the prior art 50% more of cycle gas through the water scrubber 9 can be introduced into the CO 2 absorption column 11 and freed from carbon dioxide, without thereby additional equipment or energy expense arises.
  • the ethylene content of the cycle gas can be increased, for example, before it enters the acetic acid saturator 1 and thus also when it enters the reactor.
  • Example 3 by introducing a larger proportion of the cycle gas into the water scrubber 9 and thus also in the CO 2 absorption column 11 in the local cleaning of the carbon dioxide content of 19 wt .-% to less than 3 wt .-% carbon dioxide lowered and a total of 50% more coal
  • the carbon dioxide content in the recycle gas was purified from 18.3% by weight in Comparative Example 1 to 17.5% by weight in Example 3.
  • the volume of the recycle gas, which is no longer exposed to carbon dioxide, was filled with ethylene at the jet aspirator 17, so that the ethylene content before addition to the acetic acid saturator 1 was increased by 0.8% by weight.

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Abstract

L'invention a pour objet un procédé de purification de gaz de procédé contenant du dioxyde de carbone, dans la production d'acétate de vinyle, par réaction de l'éthylène avec l'acide acétique et l'oxygène, dans des processus en phases gazeuses en continu, sous catalyse hétérogène, caractérisé en ce que les gaz de procédé contenant du dioxyde de carbone sont mis en contact, pour l'élimination du dioxyde de carbone, avec une ou plusieurs solutions de lavage, et en ce qu'une ou plusieurs solutions de lavage contiennent un ou plusieurs oxydes de métaux (oxydes métalliques) choisis dans le groupe constitué par le vanadium, niobium, tantale, chrome, molybdène, manganèse et arsenic.
EP15714783.6A 2014-04-03 2015-03-27 Procédé pour la purification de gaz de processus contenant du dioxyde de carbone provenant de la préparation d' acétate de vinyle Revoked EP3126320B1 (fr)

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